The Latino Reader Paperback - 1997

Details

• Title The Latino Reader
• Author Harold Augenbraum
• Binding Paperback
• Edition [ Edition: Repri
• Pages 528
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Harper Perennial, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
• Date 1997-03-26
• Features Table of Contents
• ISBN 9780395765289 / 0395765285
• Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
• Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.5 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 3.81 cm)
• Themes
  • Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
  • Ethnic Orientation: Latino
• Library of Congress subjects American literature - Hispanic American, Hispanic Americans - Literary collections
• Library of Congress Catalog Number 96042277
• Dewey Decimal Code 810.808

"Anthologies of Latino literature abound, and rightly so, but most focus on contemporary authors. Augenbraum and Olmos dig deeper, tracing the roots of this vibrant literary tradition all the way back to the mid-sixteenth century. They have selected strikingly effective works of history, memoirs, letters, essays, poetry, drama, and fiction, including texts translated into English for the first time, creating a broad range of voices and perspectives. The volume begins with Alva Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's Account, a chronicle of a disastrous 1527 expedition in the Southwest that is emblematic of all encounters between Spanish conquistadores and the indigenous peoples of the Americas. This powerful piece serves as the anthology's overture, and establishes Latino literature's key cultural and political themes. Other compelling and enlightening offerings include works by William Carlos Williams, a poet whose Puerto Rican heritage has rarely been considered integral to his poetic innovations; novelist John Rechy; Cleofas Jaramillo, a descendent of hispano pioneers; and a host of remarkable Latino writers prominent in decades past but overlooked in recent compilations." Booklist, ALA